Advanced management of noise with the renewed proved 'information system industrial noise - i2'

The information system "i2" is part of the organization with the same name "i2". Involved parties are participants of the environmental protection agency (EPA) of the greater Rotterdam area, together with the Port of Rotterdam (PoR). The system efficiently supports the tasks licensing, advising spatial development and monitoring of the complex noise situation in the industrialized area where also one million inhabitans live. The same i2 enables authorities, EPA and PoR to plan and manage the noise space in an efficient way. The first version of the i2 system was well developed in the late 1980's and the principles behind it still hold. To be able to adapt new possibilities, extra requirements and technologies, the complete system is modernized in 2015 by DGMR consulting engineers. The new i2 is built around the Geomilieu noise assessment software of DGMR which is broadly used in the Netherlands and as Predictor-Lima worldwide. This results in a state-of-the-art noise management system that integrates the specific tasks with advanced modelling, data management, calculations and reporting. The new i2 preserves a proved system, allows profits of new developments, provides a better accessibility and makes noise management prepared for the future.